The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-02-24

Reclting provision Of the Thurman funding
BILL that If either Of the Pacific railroad COM
panies fail for six mont to perform Its REQUIRE
ments such failure shall operate as forfeiture
and directing the attorney general TO advise the
senate whether the Union or Central Pacific
company has for the period of six mouths or
longer failed To perform its duty under that
law, and II so. whether any proceedings nave
been instituted by the attorney general tor the
purpose Of 1udieially enforcing the forfeiture OF
all rights privileges, grants and franchises.
The bill to increase the naval establish
ments was considered. Mr. Hale offered an
amendment:
That # the speed of any of the vessels shall
exceed twenty knots an hour the contractor shall
receive $50. 900 for every additional quarter
knot, and If il 8 all be less than twenty knots
an hour there shall be deducted from the con-
| tract price $50,OuO for every Quarter-knot De-
| low +wenty knots.
| { Eads bill was taken up. Mr.. Morgan
| offered an amendment providing:
| Nothing in the act shall be construed as q
| waiver of any right which the United States may
| now have under any treaty heretofore made with
Mexico
That nc certificates of stock shall be issued
| until the same shall be fully paid for in money
! at its par value: that no bonds in excess of the
| amount of the capital paid in shall be author
ICED or issued until such capital shall amour. to
5000. 600, and that no bonds shall be dis
posed of at less than their par value.
Mr. EdEaunds opposed the bill, and denied
the constitutional right of congress to Gre
ate such corporation 1t was purely
| Mexican company.
! THE LOWER BRANCH
Mr.. Henderson Qowal called up his resolu-
| ton discharging the committee Of the whole
from the further consideration OF the senate
bill granting a pension to Mary S Logan and
| making that bill special order Tor to day.
| Against this resolution point OF order was
| pending that it did not present privileged
/ question and was not entitled to lmmedlate
| consideration. After some discussion, IN when
| it was maintained by some that the question
involved a change in the rules the speaker
sustained the point of order and the reso!u-
t;op was referred TO the committee on rules.
Mr. Hammond submitted the conference re-
port on the anti Mormon bill. The mouse
then went into committee OF the whole on
| the diplomatic Appropriation bill On points
of order the following clauses were stricken
| from the bill:
! Increasing the salaries of the minister to
Liberia md the consul general to Cairo: enabling
the president to provide for rent. postage, tele-
| grams furniture, messenger service, clerk hire,
| etc. and for printing in the department OF state
appropriating $4,000 for the erection OF ie-
CATION building at Toxic. Japan. and $4,000 fol
| the repair of the legation premises at Bangkok.
| Siam. increasing the salaries OF secretaries OF
| legation ana Interpreters and various Items OF
! increase in the compensation of consuis.
| Messrs Cobb Van Eaton and Payson were
| appointed conferrees on the Northern racine
| lane forfeiture bill
| SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb 16-The presiding Off
| Ger lad before the senate Swhat purpoftea
| to be- the credentials of David Iurple
| elected senator from Indiana for SIX years
commencing March 4. The certificate Ii
signed By the governor. whose signature Il
certified BY the secretary OF The state. Re-
ferred. on motion OF Mr. Hoar to the CON-
mitree on privileges ana elections. Mr.. Nc
| MILAN, from the committee on commerce
reported back the house river and harbol
bill with amendments, and gave notice thai
be would move to take it up to
resolution offered yesterday bv Mr.. Hoa1
to have the COMMITTEES an privileges
and elections inquire as to whether tpt
district attorney OF marshal OF the western
district of Texas has been attempting TO Cd
suruce the pyestigarion or to intimidate Wit
nesses was adopted by a party vote-3o tt
10 Mr.. Stanford spoks iii taYor OF plal
for industrial cooperation Ihe senate re
sumed consideration Of the bill to lncreas
the naval esta blIshment Mr.. MaXey sup
ported the bill The amendment OF MIR
Hale Offering increased compensation 10
speed exceeding twenty Epots was adopted
without division Other amendmsLte Wer'
adopted and the bill passed. Mr.. hale's bli
to provide for the increase OF the naval es
tablishment was taken up. After consldera
BILE debate the bill went oyer without action
Mr.. Hale stating that he would ask vote OF
it tomorrow. Resolutions were adopted ant
memorial speeches made ON the death o
Senator Pike
| THE REPRESENTATIVES
The house Insisted upon it's amendment
to the senate trade dollar bill, and agreed t.
the conference re quested by the senate
Mr.. Belmont, from the committee on for
eign affairs, reported back the senate re
taIiatlon bill with q substitute therefor
| .t.a6
Mr. Belmont gave notice that he would as
the house to act upon the measure O
| Wednesday next, Immediately after tn
reading of the journal. Mr. Rice gave motto
that he would ale 2 minority report In
only change in the substitute reported fror
that drawn up by the subcommittee of tn
committee on foreign affairs and heretofor
1 published, aside from amendments I
| phraseology, Is the insertion ate
the prohi bitiop against the entry OF an
locomotive, car or other yehlcle' OF In
words swith any goods that may be cor
tanned therein The third and last sectio
Of the subcommittee bill providing for tn
appointment Of commissioner to take tes
timony relative to losses inflicted by Car
adam authorities on citizens OF the Unite
States is stricken out for the reason that
bill covering the same ground has been a
ready reported by the committee. The re
mort acccmpapying the substitute is ident
cal with that drawn up by the subcomml'
tee. The senate resolutions on the memor
of the late John A Logan were taken up an
adopted. after remarks by Messrs. Thoma
UlIl, Henderson QlL) Mckinley, Randall
Cannon, Springer Adams QiL), Powell, d; +
lei. Rutterworth, Holman, Henderson iowa
McCornas, Weaver (Neb.), Wilson W: Va.
Cutcheon, Rice, VHaya, Osborne and Ande1
son (Ohio).
WASHINGTON, Feb 17-Mr Miller Intro
i l~s1t< s.iofa Nh
cost of drilling wells over three thousan
feet deep in every state and in seven teri
tories. and to give all the profits OF the walt
able minerals found thefein for school pu
poses. Mr. Whitthorne introduced bill
create q naval reserve in auxiliary cruiser
ofIioers and men from the mercantile marin
Of the United States The senate-46 to 2
passed Hales bill for the increase OF tt
naval establishment The nays We're: Messr
Coke, Jones lArk.) J, Plumb, Vance. Van Wye
Vest and Voorhees, The bill provides II
/ the construction of heavily armored ve5se
| for coast defense and also for gun boats an
torpedo boats. and appropriating &lo. 400
| 600 to be available during five years fro
March 4. 1887 The house bill to essablis
J the order of promotion in the medical d
resumed consideration of the Eads Tehua1
l tepec ship railway bill, and MIR. Vest ofrert
| q substitute to the bill.
"A thus amended. the amendment W
/ agreed TO- The substitute was then agree
| 10 without discussion, and the bill, IS tn
| amended, was passed-yeas Az, nays 2. II
: | uavs were Messrs Edn,unds. Jones lArk
| Morrill,, Platt Vance, Van WICK and Wils'
Qowal
THE LOWER BRANCH
By vote 50 to 100. the house refused
pass the Texas seed bill over the veto. VIII
the house had Disposed of the Mormon b
and the diplomatic appropriation bill, n
/ Randall. from the committee no applOpr:
l ions, reported back the sundry civil servi
/ appropriation bill, with senate amendment
! recommending concurrence in twenty-tN
and nonconcnrrence in 236 amendment
| The chief points in controversy were rel
tive to the appropriatio for the coast 81